Table 1.

Characteristics of guideline writers from a stratified random sample of guidelines, 2012–2014 (n=33)

Therapeutic area	Clinical practice guideline (ID number)	Total number of writers	Number with disclosed ties	Number with no disclosed ties	COI statement available	Developed and funded by government
Arthritis	1	15	0	15	Yes	No
	2	26	2	24	Yes	No
	3	6	0	6	No	Yes
Asthma	4	14	0	14	No	Yes
	5	7	0	7	No	No
	6	6	0	6	No	No
	7	6	4	2	Yes	No
Cancer	8	27	4	23	Yes	No
	9	6	1	5	Yes	No
	10	14	0	14	Yes	Yes
	11	31	0	31	No	Yes
Cardiovascular	12	11	4	7	Yes	No
	13	4	0	4	No	No
	14	8	1	7	Yes	No
	15	34	0	34	Yes	No
Diabetes	16	4	0	4	No	No
	17	14	0	14	No	No
	18	5	5	0	Yes	No
	19	13	0	13	Yes	No
Injury	20	18	0	18	No	Yes
	21	2	0	2	No	Yes
	22	35	4	31	Yes	No
	23	9	0	9	Yes	Yes
Kidney	24	7	1	6	Yes	No
	25	9	2	7	Yes	No
	26	6	2	4	Yes	No
	27	13	0	13	No	No
Mental health	28	10	10	0	Yes	Yes
	29	11	11	0	Yes	Yes
	30	9	0	9	Yes	No
	31	8	0	8	Yes	No
Neurological	32	2	0	2	No	No
Obesity	33	12	7	5	Yes	Yes
	Total	402	58	344

COI, conflict of interest.